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Attorney general describes YDC litigation, settlement fund and DOJ workload as major fiscal items
Summary
Attorney General John Formella told House Finance Division I the YDC civil litigation and criminal investigations remain a significant, ongoing workload for the Department of Justice; the office estimates multi‑million annual litigation costs and said roughly 900 claims and more than 1,300 civil suits have been filed to date.
CONCORD — Attorney General John Formella told House Finance Division I that litigation tied to the Youth Development Center (YDC) and other high‑profile matters is a substantial, ongoing commitment for the Department of Justice.
Formella said the YDC case workload breaks into three streams: civil litigation, criminal investigations and prosecutions, and administration of the YDC settlement fund. He said the department’s ongoing cost to litigate civil YDC cases has ranged roughly from $3 million to $5 million per year, criminal investigative and prosecution costs are on the order of $1 million to $2 million annually, and administrative expenses associated with the settlement fund have ranged from about $1 million to $3 million a year. “I don’t expect…
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